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(Eagle News) — An Abu Sayyaf member who faces criminal cases for kidnapping several individuals, including an Italian priest in 2007, has died in an encounter with authorities, the Philippine National Police said on Friday, December 11. In a statement, the PNP said Samad Awang alias Ahmad Jamal, succumbed to gunshot wounds on December 9 after he engaged members of a composite police, military, and marine team who were out to serve a warrant for […]
LPA now off Subic, Zambales (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was apart from the low pressure area estimated 250 kilometers west of Subic, Zambales. As a result, PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 11: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. The government has eased restrictions on travel. Domestic flights are allowed but travelers need to comply with the requirements set by the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. To boost domestic travel, the Department of Tourism has said it was eyeing shouldering half […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 445,540 on Thursday, December 10, after the Department of Health reported 1383 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27781 or 6.2 percent were active. Of these, 85.5 percent were mild, 6.7 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.25 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 83, Laguna with 75, Manila with 68, […]
(Eagle News) — Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are expected over Metro Manila due to the low pressure area off Oriental Mindoro. In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions will also be experienced CALABARZON, Metro Manila, the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, Aurora, Bulacan, Bataan, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, and the Calamian Islands, as the LPA situated 80 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — Developing Asia’s overall economic contraction in 2020 is forecast to be less severe than initially expected, although recovery in Southeast Asia continues to lag, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday, December 10. According to the ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement, the forecast 0.4 percent contraction is less than the 0.7 percent predicted in September. The ADB said projected 2020 growth in East Asia has been upgraded from 1.3 percent to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will continue to accept Communist rebels who surrender. PNP Chief Debold Sinas made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte’s said there would be no ceasefire between the government and the rebels this holiday season. “…The PNP will welcome and provide assistance to CPP-NPA members who will lay down their arms and come down from the hills to join their families for the traditional holiday. We understand where they […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported four additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the total COVID-19 cases rose to 11699. No additional death nor recovery was reported, which means the death toll and recovery total remain at 847 and 7578, respectively. The Middle East and Africa are still the areas with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, with 7544, 4657, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office National Capital Region-North in Robinson’s Novaliches will be closed today, December 10. The DFA said this was for disinfection of its office premises and implementation of other preventive measures to manage risks against COVID-19. The consular office, it said, will resume its regular operations on Friday, December 11. The DFA said affected applicants with confirmed appointments who are unable to avail of consular services due […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Dec. 10: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said all passengers should secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government has eased restrictions on travel, with domestic travel allowed but subject to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 444,000 mark on Wednesday, December 9, after the Department of Health reported 1,387 additional cases. The DOH said of the 444,164 total cases, 6 percent or 26,545 cases were active. Of these, 85.2 percent were mild, 6.6 percent asymptomatic, 5.2 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.31 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Batangas with 71, Quezon City with […]
(Eagle News) — Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Wednesday, December 9, Lopez said the result was based on a swab test he took over the weekend after exposure to an individual who tested positive on Tuesday, Dec. 2. He said he was so far, however, asymptomatic and was now “in full isolation.” Lopez is the fourth Cabinet official to test positive for COVID-19. The others were Interior […]
